About the College Mark

The College of Natural Sciences mark, or "logo," is based on the mathematical concept of the Golden Ratio and Golden Spiral, which are represented throughout nature and the arts. The golden spiral can be seen in the swirling arms of galaxies and hurricanes, the whorls of flowers, the spirals in many shells, and in many other phenomena. The golden spiral was chosen for inspiration because its ubiquity mirrors the College of Natural Sciences broad areas of study, from mathematics to biology and astronomy.

More on the golden spiral.

The college mark is not a perfect golden spiral, but a modified abstraction.

Because print and online materials are the first contact that many people have with the college, it's important that these materials identify the college in a consistent way.

The following guidelines apply to all communications from the Dean's Office in the College of Natural Sciences. Departments and organized research units within the college are encouraged to use the college logo to identify their association with the college. We have discontinued the use of the college "seal."

Using the Mark and Wordmark

The mark should rarely be used without the wordmark or some other college identifier (e.g. the college URL, cns.utexas.edu). The wordmark, however, can be used without the mark. Please remember that the college is part of the larger university. In general, only the endorsed logo (with the words The University of Texas at Austin) should be used (UT visual guidelines).

If you would like to use the college logo in your publications, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to obtain a version suitable for print. (Please do not grab the logo off of this website. The quality is not appropriate for print publications.)

Typeface

The typeface used in the logo is DIN.

Color

The primary color for the college is a blue.
Spot color: Pantone Coated 633, Pantone Uncoated 314
4-color Process Match: C100 Y0 M10 K25
RGB: R0 G118 B152

Questions/Help

If you have any questions about the use of the logo, have projects that may require special logo treatments or need help obtaining a version of the logo for your use, please contact:

David Steadman, Senior Designer
College of Natural Sciences
512-232-1075
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